Philipp, a listener of French Your Way Podcast, recently emailed me with the following suggestion :
« J'ai écouté l’épisode sur la question quand on prononce le « s » de tous. Peut-être que ce serait aussi intéressant quand on fait la même chose avec 'plus'. Merci !
(= I listened to the episode about when to pronounce the “s” at the end of tous. It may be interesting to do the same about “plus”. Thanks!”)
I thought it would be interesting to clarify this notion – so here’s the article! I’ve also designed and included a free worksheet for you!
In addition, I made a podcast episode with … Read More →

Many students of French are confused with the difference between qui and que. That’s the case of Endre, who wrote to me all the way from Norway to ask for a bit of help!
I’ve included a worksheet for you to practice in this article. You can also listen to episode 19 of French Your Way Podcast to listen to my explanations.
Grammatical difference between qui and que
In the context that we’re studying today, qui and que are what’s called relative pronouns.
We use pronouns to avoid a repetition. In fact, the word “pronoun” originally means “for a noun” : a pronoun stands for, … Read More →

Discover or rediscover the structures used to talk about the weather. Many students tend to mix them, so this episode will help you to nail it every time. After listening, write your description of the weather where you leave in the comment section!
Vocabulary and Spelling of the French Words mentioned in this episode
Parler de la pluie et du beau temps = to make small talk
La météo, le temps = the weather
Quel temps fait-il ? Il fait quel temps ? (= What’s the weather like ?)
Il fait beau / mauvais / gris / chaud / froid / doux / 30 degrés / moins deux (degrés)
Il y a du soleil / de la … Read More →

In today’s episode, I’m going to show you how the prepositions “à” and “de” are used, to describe the function of an item or what it contains. That should help you expand your vocabulary!
Vocabulary and Spelling of the French Words mentioned in this episode
Une cuiller, une cuillère = a spoon
Une cuiller à café, une petite cuiller = a teaspoon
Une cuiller à soupe, une grande cuiller = a tablespoon
Une cuiller à soupe d’huile = a tablespoon of oil
Une cuiller à café de sucre = a teaspoon of sugar
Un verre = a glass
Un verre à vin = a wine glass
Un verre de vin = a glass of wine
Un … Read More →

How to know when to pronounce the “s” at the end of “tous” in French ? This question was submitted by one of my listeners.
You can also send me your question from the Contact page and it may be featured in a future episode!
Vocabulary and Spelling of the French Words mentioned in this episode
Tous mes amis = all my friends
Tous les jours = everyday (literally : « all the days »)
Tous ces devoirs = all that homework
Tous nos engagements = all our commitments
Bonjour à tous les auditeurs ! = Hi to all the listeners !
Bonjour tout le monde ! = Hi everyone ( literally: “Hi all the world … Read More →

Whatever your level is in French, I bet you will learn something in this article!
What’s the difference between tout / tous / toute / toutes? How and when to use them ? How to know when to pronounce the “s” at the end of “tous” in French ? – This last question comes from one of my listeners of French Your Way podcast. I have featured it in episode 14. Click here to listen to the episode.
“Tout” (meaning “all” in English or sometimes “all of”, “the whole”, “the entire”, “every” etc. – you get the idea) has different spellings, such as:
There’s nothing complicated or out of the … Read More →

In today’s episode, we’ll go through some basic vocab about contact details; basic but of course, I hope I’ll be able to teach you a few new tricks and false friends along the way!
Vocabulary and Spelling of the French Words mentioned in this episode
Une carte de visite = contact card, business card
Un C.V = a (work) resume
Un résumé = a summary
le résumé d’un livre
Résumer = to sum up, to summarise
Les coordonnées (fpl) = the contact details ; the coordinates
Il a laissé ses coordonnées à l’accueil. = He left his contact details at the front desk.
Je peux prendre vos coordonnées? = … Read More →

This episode is the second part of my conversation with Hélène, a former driving instructor from France who will share information about driving in France. Compare with your own country! We’ll start with talking about the speed limits and recent changes about them in France. Why so much controversy, and what are the reasons behind… Read More →

Many students of French worry about not getting the tenses of their verbs right when they use “si” clauses in French. As a result, I decided to make the structures of the sentences very explicit in this episode, with lots of examples in order to alleviate these worries. If you speak English fluently, you’ll notice… Read More →

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I am Jessica, a native French teacher from the Champagne region, now living in Melbourne. I’ve created French Your Way to provide you with different ways to learn French : podcasts, worksheets, articles, French lessons and much more. Combine them to create the most relevant experience for you! Read More